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Nancy Bowen
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303-726-9676
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Deborah Holder
Program Consultant
505-231-7724
programconsultant@mdduua.org

Kathy Vaughn
District Youth
Coordinator
303-726-1334
yruu@mdduua.org

Jessie Trovik
Young Adult
Coordinator
719-205-0296
yacm@mdduua.org

Melanie Buck
District Administrator
Office@mdduua.org
Office: 303-756-1378
Cell: 303-946-4105
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MOUNTAIN DESERT DISTRICT
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION

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MDD IN ACTION

Welcome to the MDD Information Center (MDDIC). Here you'll find information about Unitarian Universalism, about the congregations of the Mountain Desert District and about the resources available to those congregations. The MDD serves as a resource, an information center and a clearinghouse for district congregations and their leaders, as well as for district volunteers.

THIS PAGE REVISED: 05 08 08

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MDD Board of Trustees
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MISSION STATEMENT
Date Adopted: November 17, 2000
In covenant with the Unitarian Universalist Association, the mission of the Mountain Desert District Board of Trustees is to promote the Purposes of the MDD by:

Providing and allocating resources to ensure delivery of services to member congregations;

Employing District staff, supervising and working cooperatively with the District Executive;

Setting policy and procedure regarding service delivery, fiscal responsibility, and communication.

Meet the Board

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MDD District Staff
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The staff of the MDD are employed by the district to fill specific positions defined by the MDD Board of Trustees. The MDD Staff consists of:

DISTRICT EXECUTIVE
The District Executive is a full-time staff person, hired by the Mountain Desert District, in a partnership with the UUA. It is the responsibility of the District Executive to oversee planning, communication, training, and programming for all congregations of the district. She is also a resource person for many aspects of congregational life. Call your District Executive (DE) when you have questions about the services available to your congregation from either the District or the UUA.

DISTRICT OFFICE MANAGER
The Office Manager is a full-time staff person hired and paid for entirely by the MDD. She has primary responsibility for communicating and coordinating with the MDD Board of Trustees, MDD Service Council and other organizations that have business with the District Office. She also maintains the District's central files, our database, and District Calendar.

DISTRICT BOOKKEEPER
The Office Manager acts as bookkeeper for the district, reviewing the accounting procedures relating to our deposits, bills, and district expenses, and preparing quarterly and annual reports on the financial status of the MDD District, insuring that necessary taxes and fees are paid, and balancing the district's books with bank and investment account statements.

DISTRICT YOUNG RELIGIOUS UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST (YRUU) COORDINATOR.
The MDD YRUU Coordinator is employed half-time by the MDD. She provides consistent adult leadership for the Young Adult Committee (YAC), coordinates district YRUU relations, facilitates conference planning for YRUU on a district level, and provides liaison among local YRUUs, the YAC, DREs, and the MDD District Executive and Board.

DISTRICT YOUNG ADULT AND CAMPUS MINISTRY COORDINATOR
The MDD YACM Coordinatoris employed part-time by the MDD. She provides leadership to district congregations that wish to have programming specifically for young adults (ages 18 – 35) and/or campus ministries at local colleges and universities.

DISTRICT INTERN
MDD works with First Universalist Church of Denver to support a ministerial intern. The Intern works approximately 2 days a week for MDD, focusing on programs identified by the District Executive.

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MDD Service Council (DSC)
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The MDD Service Council is made up of the leaders of the MDD Service Areas. It is the responsibility of the MDD Service Council to coordinate programming for the congregations of MDD and, where possible, to encourage the gathering of multiple congregations for programs. Service Areas of the MDD provide direct service to congregations in the form of counsel, programming, resources and congregational sharing. The Service Areas of the MDD are:

Communications for Community Building
Bob Blauvelt Rev, Kok Heong McNaughton
communications@mdduua.org

Lifespan Faith Development
Todd Strickland
lifespan@mdduua.org

Justice Ministries
Deborah Holder, Becky Vanderslice
justice@mdduua.org

Professional Services
Stephen Boelter, Carol Montgomery
profressionals@mdduua.org

Leadership Development
Alison Day, Rev. Dr. Marlene Walker
leadership@mdduua.org

Growth and Outreach
Rev. Matthew Johnson-Doyle
growth@mdduua.org

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Communication for Community Building
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Mission/Vision
1. To promote purposeful interaction among congregations and across the district
2. To foster resource sharing among congregations
3. To supply information, education and advice to inquiring congregations
4. To produce MDD Newsletters and District Executive's monthly packets which will be useful and visible to all.
5. To encourage attendance at annual delegate assemblies, district conferences and presidents' forum.
6. To foster the "Awards" system within the district and UUA at the congregational level.

Documentation:

Mission/Vision and more (Screen viewable HTML)

(For printout in MSWord) (For printout in PDF)

First Report to the Board of Directors Feb 2004
(Screen viewable HTML) (For printout in MSWord)

MDD Awards Committee;

Report to the Board of Directors Feb 2004
(Screen viewable in HTML) (For printout in MSWord)

"How to Create a E-List with Yahoogroops"

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Growth and Outreach
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The Rev. Matthew Johnson-Doyle
Colorado Springs
We are committed to helping all Mountain Desert District congregations be vital Unitarian Universalist communities and share their good news with spiritual seekers.
The people of the Growth and Outreach Service Area are here to help congregations be the best UU communities possible, to live out their vision and to share that with people in search of vital religious experience. We care about growth, not just because we want larger numbers but because people are searching for faith communities that uplift the spirit, embrace diversity, and worship together in freedom. UU churches can be those places.

Mission, Goals, Etc. (PDF)

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Justice Ministries
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Deborah Holder
Denver, CO
and
Becky Vanderslice
Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO

Our Vision: Justice shall be integrated into all aspects of congregational and district life, embracing the important role that love, justice, equity and compassion play in Unitarian Universalism Our Mission:

To service congregations in their efforts to put faith into action

To create a collaborative community of support among congregational social justice leaders grounded in our UU identity

To develop and sustain faith-based actions and reflection that reinforces systemic change in our congregations and in the larger community

Documentation:

Justice Ministries Service Area
Initial charge from AC2003 (PDF)

Justice Ministries Vision, Mission & Objective
Adopted 03/01/04 (MSWord)

Justice Ministries Service Area goes District-wide
Receives $15K Grant for Development. (PDF) 07/30/04

A Covenant Theology for
Building Beloved Community (MSWord)

Cluster Congregational Eval Form (MSWord)

JM1004 Meeting Minutes (MSWord)

GA 2004 Report from JMSA (MSWord)

JMSA Report to Las Cruces (MSWord)

Professional Biographies (MSWord)

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Leadership Development
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Alison Day
Loveland, CO
Rev. Dr. Marlene Walker
Grand Junction, CO

Our Vision: Leadership Development in MDD will be ongoing, grounded in UU principles and purposes, and accessible to all MDD congregations and UUs. It will support individual spiritual maturity, develop congregational leadership, and advance thinking on leadership from a UU perspective.

Our Mission: To provide programming and leadership development services to member congregations of the MDD. It will provide people in the district with a sense of identity and purpose as congregational leaders. It will meet congregational needs by addressing issues of locations of training opportunities, ease of access to learning, specific concerns of leadership in a congregational setting, and a variety of delivery methodologies.

Documentation:

Leadership Development Service Area PDF (6Kb)

Leadership Development Service Area MSWord (30Kb)

Leadership Development Service Area Quik-Vu HTML

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Lifespan Faith Development
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Rev. Todd Strickland
Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO

Our Mission/Vision: To enable congregations to have vital and effective programs of lifespan faith development, and to provide services that encourage and support quality programs of religious education and lifespan faith development in all congregations in the district.

Vision, Mission statement, Etc. (PDF)

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Professional Resources
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Stephen Boelter
Grand Junction, CO
and
Carol Montgomery
Colorado Springs, CO

Our Vision: Support heath, well-being and opportunities for growth by making professional resources available to congregations in proactive or reactive environments, encouraging and empowering them towards stability, sustainability and future growth.

Our Mission: Provide direct assistance, addressing issues unique to individual congregations with a consulting, educational and supportive process by applying professional resources, skills and techniques in a cost effective and affordable way with quality outcomes and results.

Vision Mission update

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